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Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World

Chapter XI

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A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.
THE PARTICULARS OF THIS JOURNEY.
My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World

Chapter XI

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
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THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.
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THE PARTICULARS OF THIS JOURNEY.
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My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
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Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.”

JOURNEY noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “THE PARTICULARS OF THIS JOURNEY.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.

age

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

AUTHOR

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From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.

baby

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

baby's

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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.

CARRIED

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From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.

child

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

contrived

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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.

cradle

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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.

DAUGHTER

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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.

DESCRIPTION

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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.

dexterous

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

dressing

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

FARMER'S

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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.

fit

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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading THE PARTICULARS OF THIS JOURNEY.

MARKET-TOWN

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From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.

METROPOLIS

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From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.

mistress

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

mother

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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

needle

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

night

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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.

nine

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.

old

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

PARTICULARS

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From this reading THE PARTICULARS OF THIS JOURNEY.

parts

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.

skilful

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.

THEN

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From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.

THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading THE PARTICULARS OF THIS JOURNEY.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

up

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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.

very

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.

years

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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.